There is not a lot of clarity about what a Red Corner Notice means. Here is an explanation from the Interpol Press Office. Also, if you are facing an Red Corner Notice, most western countries will not just put you on a flight and deport you. There are quite a few formalities that need to be completed and a local judge needs to be convinced that you have done something terribly bad to deserve to be deported. And if you choose to fight the extradition, the other side will need to spend a LOT of $$$$ to really get you out. So, if some one is threatening you with a Red Corner Alert, then wish them the best and go about your life. The only drawback is that you may not be able to go back to India. One last thing, you may be able to get a stay on the NBW so the Red Corner Alert is moot. Again, cross check with lawyers who are well versed in all this.

Here is a link that contains information about the different notices: Interpol Notices

For those of you in the US, don’t worry about extradition or what ever. The US is one country in the world where due process is still given primary importance. Here is an an entry from the Dept Of Justice Handbook for prosecutors.

It is one of the ways in which Interpol informs its 186 member countries that an arrest warrant has been issued for an individual by a judicial authority.

It is not an international arrest warrant.

The individuals concerned are wanted by national jurisdictions and Interpol’s role is to assist national police forces in identifying or locating those individuals with a view to their arrest and extradition.

Red Notices are only issued to Interpol member countries if the requesting National Central Bureau (NCB) has provided all the information required by the General Secretariat, including details of a valid arrest warrant for the country in question.

Interpol’s General Secretariat does not send officers to arrest individuals who are the subject of a Red Notice.

Many of Interpol’s member countries however, consider a Red Notice a valid request for provisional arrest, especially if they are linked to the requesting country via a bilateral extradition treaty. In cases where arrests are made based on a Red Notice, these are made by national police officials in Interpol member countries

Interpol cannot demand that any member country arrest the subject of a Red Notice..

In reality, if you are an Indian national, what would a Red Corner Notice mean to you? (The answers are given by a couple of guys who commented on this blog)

A red corner notice is actually “a spot out device on the immigration computer”. When a passenger checks in or checks out of India at the international immigration counter, the moment the passengers passport number is fed in ”a red flag appears” beside it to alert the immigration officer that this person is wanted by the police of any police station in India.The passenger is detained irrespective of nationality and the airport police take that passenger away to the nearest police station, for the sole reason of extorting money by any means. The highest rate is an American national, second comes a brutish national, because the conversion rate of the dollar and the pound is the best to bargain so the passengers of these nationalities are supposed to be gold nuggets for the immigration officers who are always on the prowl to make a buck. A criminal nexus is then arranged between the immigration officers and the police and the passenger is harassed in every possible way!

“Look-Out-Circulars” by Indian police are posted at every airport in India to catch innocent people who are entering India through any international airport while getting their passport checked. These stations are at Raja- Sansi -Amritsar, IGI Airport Delhi. Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The moment your passport number is entered a red flag appears beside your name and your case details come up on the screen after which being detained for hours you are taken to a police station where your passport will be detained and given back to you only after you pay a hefty bribe to the concerned officials beware!!!!

These press releases and articles in Deccan Chronicle arecalculated instil a sense of fear in unsuspecting victims, so they quickly yield to the pressure and submit themselves to this organized extortion racket.

People are Misusing the 498A,RED CORNERNER,INTERPOLE NOTICES……….People are Grabbing Money from NRI folks..If it is not works out they are putting False Case(498A)..FARWARDING this case as a REDCORNER AND to INTERPOLE….But INTERPOLE Officials need to Understand what exactly the Issue…

A RED CORNER NOTICE IS USUALLY A LOOK-OUT -CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE POLICE TO NAB YOU ON ENTERING ANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN INDIA BY THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AT THE PASSPORT CHECKING COUNTER.HERE IS HOW IT WORKS=1.YOUR PASSPORT DETAILS LIKE NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH WITH YOUR PASSORT NO AND NATIONALITY WILL BE FED IN AND STORED ON THE COMPUTER, SO ON YOUR ARRIVAL AT ANY AIRPORT IN INDIA (A RED FLAG WILL APPEAR THE MOMENT THIS HAPPENS THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS SWOOP DOWN ON YOU AND ARREST YOU WITHIN A NON BAILABLE WARRANT AND SEND YOU TO THE AIRPORT POLICE STATION NOW THE REL MISERY STARTS !!!!!!!!!!!!! B E W A R E !!!!!!

A RED CORNER NOTICE IS ACTUALLY “A SPOT OUT DEVICE ON THE IMMIGRATION COMPUTER” WHEN A PASSENGER CHECKS IN OR CHECKS OUT OF INDIA AT THE INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION COUNTER,.THE MOMENT THE PASSENGERS PASSPORT NUMBER IS FED IN” A RED FLAG APPEARS” BESIDE TO ALERT THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER THAT THIS PERSON IS WANTED BY THE POLICE OF ANY POLICE STATION IN INDIA!!! SO THAT PASSENGER IS DETAINED OFF HIS FLIGHT IRRESPECTIVE OF BEING ANY NATIONALITY AND THE AIRPORT POLICE TAKES THAT PASSENGER AWAY TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION,FOR THE SOLE REASON OF EXTORTING MONEY BY ANY MEANS.THE HIGHEST RATE IS AN AMERICAN NATIONAL ON NO 2 COMES A BRITISH NATIONAL,BECAUSE THE CONVERSION RATE OF THE DOLLAR AND THE POUND IS THE BEST TO BARGAIN SO THE PASSENGERS OF THESE NATIONAlities are supposed to be gold nuggets for the immigration officers who are always on the prowl to get the quick buck.A criminal nexus is then arranged between the immigration officers and the police in which the passenger is harrsed in every possible way!!!

An “L.O.C.” which is called a “Look-Out-Circular” is issued by a court notice directed against an individual to Detect,Detain ,and arrest him or her at an international airport at the immigration window on arrival or departure .Usually 95%cases are related to dowry cases ie 498-A cases which are Non-Bailable,Non-Compoundable by any lower court in india.On being detained by the immigration officials the first step is to stop the passenger leaving india or arresting him or her at arrival.
The arrested person is then handcuffed uder section 160Prc and taken to the concerened police station after sufficient interogation.Once the accused is at the police station after “shinakat and entry”, the passport is detained by the concerned investigating officer of the police station which is always a rank of SP or DSP It is illegal in india to detain any foreingn citizen under the above law mentioned police ranks after which the arrested person is produced in court within thwe next 24 hors after a medical check up.

Usually most of the LOC’s are refered to British and US citizens.An LOC means a “LOOK OUT CIRCULAR” issued by the immigration police at international airports to Detect, Detain and Deport to jail the passenger who arrives at the international arrivals section .This is the game=the moment the passenger arrives at the counter, date of birth and photograph are fed in the immigration computer then if that passenger has a legal problem or even an arrest warrant against him or her the passenger at once, is detained and the passport is confiscated by the police officials,after which it is very difficult to get the passport back,90% of LOC cases are staright away jeeped off to TIHAR JAIL which is the most notorious prison in india,it takes years to get an anticipatory bail from court and the longer you evade the police the longer the prison sentence is arranged by the court concerened.

Dear RK,
absolutely correct, 498A has become legal tool for black mailing and extortion of money (specifically if the groom is in western country), US Department of justice has put the warning signs on this judicial explotiation for NRI’s getting married in INDIA the message is crystal clear.
I just wanted to send this message out for those who has false 498A on them DO NOT give in, dont let anybody exploit you with your hard earned $$$, stand up and fight legally eventually you’ll WIN.
The first thing apply for divorced in your local county family/civil court, if your wife left you and went back to india you can file the divorced as abondened.
Understand that INDIA has made 498A as a criminal offense (but whereas feuds like this across the world is considered a civil/family dispute) and since INDIA is a member of INTERPOL they have to oblige with INDIA request to issue RED CORNER NOTICE (RCN), assuming theinvestigation is completed by INDIA, and they DO NOT BOTHER to understand whats happening behind the curtain or I will say they dont bother too.
so, in nut shell if you have RCN on you dont give in …move ahead with your life, apply for divorced in your country of residence BUT only make sure you stay away from INDIA and any investments you make in INDIA.
P.S***IM AWAY FROM MY MOTHERLAND FOR LAST 12 YEARS DUE TO 498A ,I HAVE NOT GIVEIN FOR EX-INLAWS DEMANDS OF RUPPES 1 CRORE ***
GOOD LUCK…

i am the one had martial problems with my wife and her parents blackmailing and threatinening. We married on 2002year. Since that time she not stayed with me total we stayed together only 10mionths.i am working in Dubai. They cheated me by hiding her health and age and her study. She had fits and mental problems also. Had B.P and always taking tablets, when I asked her why you taking tablets, she tells this is none of your business and quarrelling. We had boy on year 2004.she went her parents house around 30months.till not joined me . i waited as her verbal term 2months but notr come then i send registers letters her to come and join me and requested her very politely .but no answer from her nor her parents .and she always torturing me by mentally and abusing me and my parents who stayed in India. In this situation i filed a case asking divorce through lawyer on 2006.
on 2008 they filed dowry harassments case and sexual abusing case and torturing cases against our all family members including me . Now they are all on bail from court in India. I am in Dubai. Now i come to know that they opened Red corner notice against me in India.
please give me advise how to get divorce from her from UAE itself is it possible .and how can I get stay from UAE for visiting India purpose to avoided arrest in airport or in India. I want my baby boy also. What are the possibilities for this .i am suffering this problem. Please help me, I am innocent.
Please give me reply to my email id.

i do not understand anyhow your present situation because there has been long gap of approximately 4 years between you and your wife. where is the point of convincing her through register letters or requesting her politely. Did you turn up to see your baby boy back to India if so what was your decision and conclusion to take them in to your life and if you did not return back to India after baby boy birth what was the reason. whatever from your statement i could only think that you are double crossing the situation and blaming the other side. secondly, how can a man abondoned his wife and child and talk to personal lawyer for filing a divorce in 2006 and so issuing the Red Corner Notice in 2008 from wife side. Unless other lady involves in between husband and wife relationship and/or a family dislike for dowry can only give rise to such situation. thirdly, when she do not want to join you on what basis she is blackmailing you and threatening you. i do not believe not joing with spouse can just simply lead to present situation you are facing with RCN or NBW threat.

dr. saravan
i do not understand anyhow your present situation because there has been long gap of approximately 4 years between you and your wife. where is the point of convincing her through register letters or requesting her politely. Did you turn up to see your baby boy back to India if so what was your decision and conclusion to take them in to your life and if you did not return back to India after baby boy birth what was the reason. whatever from your statement i could only think that you are double crossing the situation and blaming the other side. secondly, how can a man abondoned his wife and child and talk to personal lawyer for filing a divorce in 2006 and so issuing the Red Corner Notice in 2008 from wife side. Unless other lady involves in between husband and wife relationship and/or a family dislike for dowry can only give rise to such situation. thirdly, when she do not want to join you on what basis she is blackmailing you and threatening you. i do not believe not joing with spouse can just simply lead to present situation you are facing with RCN or NBW threat.

Since she already files 498A and got your parents arrested and then you’re parents are out on bail so divorced is emminent meaning has to be done. It is NOT a good idea to accept 498A wife back as down the road she will make your life HELL.
Apply for divorceed in Dubai family court the court will notify her to come and contest for divorceed and if she does not show up the court will grant you divorceed then move ahead with your life and marry some good girl.
but since you have INTERPOL RED CORNER NOTICE do not travel to india or pursue international travel.

ask you lawyer in india to file defamation case against your in-laws and also 420 cases against them as they have cheated you by hiding their daughter medical condition, later ask your lawyer to go for 498A Quash pettion in your state high court.

Dear members,
This is just an FYI…for those of you who are in USA and victims of 498A (Dowry Harassement cases) in India and who has INTERPOL RED CORNER NOTICE on them.. and are threatned by in-laws for extradition, to extort your hard earned $$$…DO NOT WORRY, DO NOT GIVE UP.

US laws says: “for a crime to be extraditable, the conduct alleged must be criminal under the laws of both the requested and requesting countries”.

in USA divorceed is considered under family law , its not considered as criminal offense. so dont worry and dont give up ..dont let that in-laws buggers harass you for $$$ extortion.

For those of you who are in USA and victims of 498A (Dowry Harassement cases) in India and who has INTERPOL RED CORNER NOTICE on them.. and are threatned by in-laws for extradition, to extort your hard earned $$$…DO NOT WORRY, DO NOT GIVE UP.
US law says: “for a crime to be extraditable, the conduct alleged must be criminal under the laws of both the requested and requesting countries”. In USA divorceed is considered under family law , its not considered as criminal offense. so dont worry and dont give up ..dont let that in-laws harass you for $$$ extortion.
educate yourself more at: http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/OBD/e0208/intro.htm

Also follow the below procedure:

1. If you’re in US (irrespective of your status) hire a family lawyer (http://www.findlaw.com) and file for divorceed in your local county probate court, the court will notify your wife and if she does not show up the court will grant you un-contestant divorceed.

2. Move on with your life BUT avoid going to India and any international travels (due to RCN).

3. If you have kid/s and your kid/s are taken away by your wife call “State Department” immediately at:
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Office of Children’s Issues
Toll Free Phone from the U.S./Canada: 1-888-407-4747
Outside the U.S/Canada: 1-202-501-4444
Fax 202-736-9132

3. File a police report with your local law enforcement and request them to enter it in NCIC (National Crime Information Center )

4. Also call your local FBI and report them, as removing the child from US is international parental kidnapping (press charges on her), FBI will inform the INTERPOL and issue Red corner notice for her.

I will post more…good luck !!

Lets unite and FIGHT this 498A menance together..

Also those who are in USA and already divorceed in USA, Is it possible to file a “joint law suite” on interpol as they’re issuing Red Corner Notices with out proper investigation and defaming the person/s character.
also as once you’re divorceed 498A becomes nullify, as per IPC 498A DOES NOT apply after divorceed.

A “LOOK-OUT-NOTICE “OR LOC AS IT IS COMMONLY REFERED TO IS A “COURT ORDER” TO PREVENT A PERSON FROM LEAVING INDIA OR TO ARREST THE PERSON ON HIS OR HER ARRIVAL AT ANY IMMIGRATION POINT IN INDIA.1)THE PERSONS PASSPORT PAGE DUPLICATE,DATE OF BIRTH ,PLACE OF BIRTH .NATIONALITY ,IS FED INTO THE COMPUTER AND IS STORED THERE PERMANENTLY.ONCE THE PERSON ARRIVES OR DEPARTS FROM THAT COUNTRY A RED FLAG APPEARS WITH ALL THE CASE DETAILS AFTER THE PASSPORT IS SCANNED UNDER THE ELECTRONIC OPTIC READER AND YOU ARE ARRESTED AND DETAINED AND SENT TO PRISON.BAIL ONLY FROM HIGH COURTS SO NEVER TRAVEL WITHOUT ANTICIPATORY BAIL FROM HIGH COURT.Sd. RAJASHANTNOO PhD,LLD.

i have recently found out that my name is listed on the interpol website for fraud. someone in dubai has falsely accused me of running away with there money. i now have red corner notice issues against my name.

i am a uk citizen with a british passport.

The red corner notice is issued from dubai.

i moved back to uk 2 months ago before the red corner notice was issued…and in that time my passport had expired..so i requested for a new passport and also had my name changed legally as a procution…..

you think i can still get in trouble with my new passport at the airport?

as far as i know the red corner notice is specific to full name and date of birth and passport no…but in this case my passport number and name has changed….so will i still show up on immigration rather as red flag?

We don’t know. Please check with the UK authorities. Don’t worry about deportation, etc. Extradition due to an RCN is not an automatic process, especially in the west. They take these RCNs with a pinch of salt and give precedence to due process.
Make it a point to approach them with evidence of your innocence.

when at immigration the officer types your passport number to the system, does it search for records in the interpol database….the interpol database will have information which was initially given to interpol when case was filed…after that if any changes has occured to the person i.e. change of name, change of passport number as a result of renewing the passport…will that show up on there system too? or only the old information which was initially fed?

I just have a doubt. I have an indian passport but have applied for australian passport. I am a victim of 498A and red corner. If I get an australian citizenship and an Australian passport.. Will I still be in danger of red corner even though I dont have an Indian passport. Please reply to me @ viju006@rediffmail.com

i have recently found out that my name is listed on the red flag in USCIS. My bf apply a fiancee visa on me before but lately i decide to broke up on him coz i dont like the attitude he show at me when he is here in my country. Possible he cant accept that, I have no idea what he said in the immigration. Only the agency who help us on filling fiancee visa told me that my name is on the list of red flag? I have no idea what my violation ? How i can clean my name to this problem. I dont received USCIS email regarding this matter. and one thing also i have no idea if my name is there . How i can proved to them that i am innocent?

i am a Filipino citizen with a philippine passport.

you think i get in trouble in case i have plan to go in other country.

Hi this is my first time to contact. I heard my name was givven in L.O.N. at all indian or delhi port. I am wrongfully accoused of fraud or cheating money. How could i can find list if my name is there or told lie to eat bribe n scare me.Plz reply to my email.narulaprdip@yahoo.com. Thanks

So much has been discussed about how and why a wife would file a case against her husband/ in-laws. I will not deny the fact that these things do happen. However, nothing has been said for those wives who actually are traumatized by their abandoning husbands.

What must the wife do if the rich (in comparison) husband threatens to leave the wife/ flee abroad for no reason (or for a fault of his own)?

What must she do if she has been waiting for him for several years patiently, hoping that he would come home one day, but found out that he has another affair?

What about the NRI grooms who look for holiday marriages in India?
They marry some innocent girl , take her to the forign land with him, beat her, torture her for money and other things, directly-indirectly harras her family too, then finally left her alone to die on road and flew away to some unknown place??
Dont force your views on others. Such laws can help that victim lady by providing justice and by bringing back that culprit groom to India, so that he can be brought in front of the court, and punished ok??

yes they must be punished for making the life of an innocent lady so miserable that she is not even able to recover from the torture put by her ugly in-laws and criminal husband. Guilty must be punished. Domestic Violence must be considered as serious offence and has to be reviewed by the judiciary and police to implement family laws strictly as such harassment makes woman’s life miserable.

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Some Interesting Stats On Arrests Of Women

In 1930, the British govt arrested 17,000 women for their involvement in the Dandi Yatra (Salt March).
During 1937 to 1947 (10 Years), they arrested 5,000 women involved in the freedom struggle.
From 2004 to 2006, the govt of India arrested 90,000 women of all ages under 498A. On the average, 27,000 women per year are being arrested under this flawed law. These are stats from the NCRB.

Disclaimer:

The family of the writer was tortured by the Indian Police in an attempt to extort over a $100,000 by holding them in custody for over a week. The police, in cahoots with the magistrate and the PP, did this due to the ridiculous allegations made in a 498A case by his embittered ex-wife. She filed the case years after he and his family had last seen her. Thousands of 498A cases are filed each year in India by women seeking to wreak vengeance on their husbands and in-laws. Enormous sums are extorted from intimidated families implicated in these cases by corrupt Indian police officers and elements of the Indian judiciary. The author and his family haven't bribed any public official nor have they given in to the extortion. This blog aims to raise awareness of due process in India. The content of this blog constitutes, opinions, observations, and publicly available documents. The intent is not to slander or defame anyone or any institution and is the manifestation of the author's right to freedom of expression – with all the protections this right guarantees.